Devotions
Live to Please Him
"So, since Christ suffered in the flesh for us, for you, arm yourselves with the same thought and purpose, patiently to suffer rather than fail to please God; For whoever has suffered in the flesh...has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases God" (1...
Every Spiritual Blessing
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." (Eph. 1:3 NASB) Paul says that we have already been blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ. God is not holding...
You Can Initiate Healing
...with his [Jesus'] stripes we are healed. (Isa. 53:5) God wants you to be well. Some people say, "If God wants me well, why doesn't He heal me?" Well, according to the Bible, God wants everyone saved. Then why aren't all saved? Because they have something...
Ask, and You Shall Receive
"And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:23-24). One way...
The Gift of Special Faith
"To another...special faith..." (1 Cor. 12:8-9 Weymouth, N.T.). This verse refers to the gift of faith that God has for each of us to equip us for any special need that may arise in our life. One translator calls it "heroic faith." Another scholar calls it...
Retirement
"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14 KJV). As the years pass by, and the children leave the home, something else happens as well. The bills go and your money begins adding up. This is especially true if you...
Thank You, Lord
"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thess. 5:18). Notice that this scripture instructs us to give thanks "in" all things, not "for" all things. When tragedy or temptation strikes, we are not to thank God for...
The Object of God’s Dream
God has always desired a relationship with His people. In fact, He created a beautiful Garden that contained everything mankind would ever need or want throughout their lives. But after Adam disobeyed God, he hid from the presence of God in the Garden. In spite of...
We Belong To Royalty
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." (1 Peter 2:9) To be royalty we must be related to the King. Jesus is...
I’ll See It When I Believe It
Hebrews 11:1-3 says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not...